Here's the deal, don't touch me

by: Mandel, Howie; Young, Josh

Publication date: 2009

Topics: Mandel, Howie, Comedians, Actors, Television personalities, Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Publisher: New York : Bantam Books

Collection: inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; delawarecountydistrictlibrary; americana

Digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive

Contributor: Internet Archive

Language: English

A frank, funny, no-holds-barred memoir, "Here's the Deal" reveals Mandel's ongoing struggle with OCD and ADHD--and tells how it has shaped his life and career. As heartfelt as it is hilarious, this is the story of one man's effort to draw comic inspiration out of his most vulnerable places.--From publisher description

Introduction: in comedy nobody can hear you scream -- Welcome to me -- OCD and me -- A sense of humor -- Yuk Yuk's -- I will support her with a rubber glove -- A dramatic turn of events -- Uh oh -- Howie Lou's a friend -- Another day at the office -- The litmus test -- The five-mile radius -- 1/2: uh oh, it's worse -- Shit happens -- Stand-up and be counted -- Here's the deal -- Epilogue: goodbye